Minister for Enterprise Annie Lööf gave the opening speech, after which speakers included Google Sweden's CEO Stina Honkamaa, chairman of the boards of AstraZeneca and Ericsson Leif Johansson, and the designer of the world's first fully-compostable clothing collection, Annika Matilda Wendelboe. The Crown Princess presented the Ruter Dam of the Year honorary award to Eva Nygren, CEO of Rejlers. Since its launch in 1987, 1,000 female managers have completed Ruter Dam's manager development and mentoring programmes. Ruter Dam's aim is for more female managers to achieve senior positions within major companies.